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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does J. have to pay for the boat he rents with friends on a windy day?
(a) Only one shilling.
(b) Quite a bit.
(c) A few dollars.
(d) No money.

2. What kind of lunch is Harris eating when he seemingly disappears?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) A fruit salad.
(c) Corned beef with mustard.
(d) A meat pie.

3. Which character (other than J.) has a rough night sleeping near Picnic Point?
(a) Harris.
(b) George.
(c) The dog.
(d) No other character.

4. Which royalty was supposed to have been on Magna Charta island?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) King Harry.
(c) King John.
(d) Queen Mary.

5. What does J. think is the best way to get a tea kettle to boil?
(a) Stare at it.
(b) Put it on a low flame.
(c) Ignore it.
(d) Put it on a high flame.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did George begin boating?

2. Whom does George finally ask about the time in the story J. tells about the broken watch?

3. How does the stew turn out that the group makes?

4. Why does J. think he can't get back to sleep after he has a rough night near Picnic Point?

5. What do the men argue about in regard to rowing the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do George and J. end up getting to Henley?

2. What does J. claim is the very best way to get a tea kettle to boil?

3. After George's watch stops working, what does the policeman do when George asks him for the time?

4. What kind of scene is J. reminded of when he thinks of King Henry courting Anne Boleyn on Magna Charta Island?

5. Why does J. have to pay a lot of money after he and some friends rent a sailboat on a windy day?

6. How does Montmorency burn himself the night everyone makes stew?

7. What kinds of complaints does J. have about steam-powered boats?

8. What ends up happening at the inns while George and J. are looking for somewhere to sleep in Datchet?

9. What happens that lets George know that everyone is lying about who caught the fish that is mounted on the wall in the pub?

10. Why does George's reaction change from laughter when J. accidentally flings his own shirt into the river?

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